Dufayel Island

Dufayel Island is an island lying near the center of Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named in December 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]

Dufayel Island
Location of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands
Dufayel Island
Location of Dufayel Island
Dufayel Island
Dufayel Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References
  1. "Dufayel Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-01.

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Dufayel Island in Ezcurra Inlet.


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